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Archive for August, 2006

Evan enjoys salsa?

Posted by Jen on August 24th, 2006

Yes, it is true. Evan loves homemade salsa! Steve has been making fresh salsa every couple of weeks with the tomatoes and peppers from the garden. Evan has consumed as much salsa as Steve and I have over the last month. He loves to eat it for his afternoon snack. He uses the tortilla chip [...]

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Steve in the spotlight

Posted by Jen on August 24th, 2006

Steve and his exploding whale website are featured in the University of Oregon’s Computer and Information Science alumni newspaper (Summer 2006). You can read the article on The Exploding Whale website.

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Visiting the Fair

Posted by Jen on August 16th, 2006

Evan and I had a great time at the Lane County Fair today. Evan pointed out all the different animals to me as we toured the small animal exhibits. We saw the bunnies, ducks, birds, and roosters without incident. Then we came up to the turkeys. One turkey was walking back and forth, and [...]

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Congratulations, Chris & Lucia!

Posted by Steve on August 6th, 2006

We just want to wish our friends Chris & Lucia a heartfelt congratulations on the birth of their daughter, Clara! Chris & Lucia have been waiting and waiting for little Clara to enter the world. It finally took a little prodding to convince her that the time had come. We couldn’t be happier for [...]

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Rare public appearance

Posted by Steve on August 3rd, 2006

As most of you know, we limit the number of photos of Evan that we share publicly. However, I took this one during our recent vacation and really like it. I thought I’d break the rules and share it more widely.

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Harvest time!

Posted by Steve on August 2nd, 2006

The garden kicked into overdrive while we were out of town. When we left, the first few cherry tomatoes were ripening up, and a couple of Early Girl fruit were starting to show the first signs of turning. We had several small peppers growing. As you can see, upon our return, we had a beautiful [...]

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7th Anniversary

Posted by Steve on August 1st, 2006

Oh yeah, today is our 7th anniversary! We are still exhausted from our road trip so it was Thai take-out for dinner tonight. Still, I managed to get some roses for Jen, and she managed to get a fancy dessert to enjoy after our Phad Thai and Peanut Sauce Curry. If you look at the [...]

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Washington Road Trip

Posted by Steve on August 1st, 2006

For the past week, we’ve been on a road trip through Washington. The purpose of this trip was not so much to see Washington but to visit several family members. Starting on Sunday 7/23, we spent two nights at my parents’ house near Olympia. From there, we spent three nights at my sister’s house in [...]

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